She then stormed up to Amilia's blue BMW, dragged her out of the driver's seat and repeatedly punched her in the head.

A friend of the victim, sitting in the passenger seat, tried to intervene but was punched in the stomach.

Amilia suffered a black eye, cut lip, bruised elbow and swollen right temple and is now scared to leave the house.

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At Manchester Magistrates Court Festus, who is four months' pregnant with a second child, admitted common assault but escaped jail after JPs said it was a "spontaneous attack".

Marion Nolan, prosecuting, said the incident happened at 2.50pm on June 16 last year as Amilia was driving through Didsbury, Greater Manchester, with her 12-month-old son in the back.

''As Amilia pulled out to turn left the defendant overtook her and cut in front of her,'' she said.

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FURY: Fatima dragged Amilia out of her blue BMW to punch her head and face

''Amilia had to slam on the brakes as not to go into her and as both cars stopped the defendant got out.''

Ms Nolan said Festus punched Amilia in the "head and face".

''She has been suffering since the attack and says she is too scared to leave the house,'' she added.Robert Moussalli, mitigating, said it was "extremely out of character" and Festus "deeply regrets everything that happened that day".

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She felt "very protective over the safety of her” own six-month-old baby, "didn't really think about what she was going to do" and "had no idea what she was thinking of".

''She remembers opening the car door and shouting and after that it became a bit of a blur,'' Mr Moussalli said.

''She can't explain why she did it just that she was scared something might have happened to her young baby.

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COURT: Young mum Fatima appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court to face charges

''She understands that this shouldn't have happened and she wishes she had acted in a different way.''

Festus was sentenced to a 12-month community order and ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work.

She was also told to pay Amilia £200 compensation and £235 in costs and surcharges.